Wheel-locking device



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WHEEL LOCKING DEVICE. Y APPLICATION FILED MAR. I6. |920.

I ,40 I '72 1 Patented Deu. 27, 1921. i/@5. vf

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Beit known that L HARRY'NIQODEMUS, residing at Baltimore city, in the city of Baltimore and vState of Maryland, a citizen of the United States, have `invented' certain 'new and` useful Improvements in Wheel-Locking Devices; and l dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it pertains'to make and use the same. y

My invention relates to an improvement in wheel lockingdevices for vehicles'V and more particularly to means for use in locking the wheelsof an automobilel The invention consists in the several' features and in the construction, combination' and arrangement of features as more yfully hereinafter described and claimed.

' Automobiles are now in such general use and so numerous that they have become a' great temptation to thieves, and so called joy riders and the number stolenis increasing every day and in view of this fact locking the wheels of a `vehicle in which the means for engaging a wheel is operatively'` controlled by extensible and contractible means.

A further object is. to provide means for locking the wheels of yan automobile or other vehicle which is simple, inexpensive, durable and strong in construction, easy to apply, attractive in appearance, and which attains results which are very effective.

Referring to the drawings Figure l is a top plan view of a portion of the front end of an automobile and bumper showing my invention applied thereto as it appears when in use.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of a bumper 55 showing my invention therein in full lines.

it has become necessary to devise some efli- Y Speeicaton'ef Letters Patenti" Patented-f Dc: 27;)1921, Application med Mal-e1; 1e, 1920. serial/Nb. aeegio,

' g. 3 is aVCrQS`SsQt1QIltak` 0n` the lli' 3;30fF1g,2. j in I Fig'.I 4 isa sectional view ofone' end: of' af; bumper with modified forni of inverti" tion applied thereto.' l

Fig. 5 is a sectional view ofonel end'of a" auf bumper with another modified form: of. myV

The'V bumper is provided centl'lly.' i, disposed partition or dividing element by' Y theV use of 'which two compartments ori c'lhaymi,v bers 5 are fo'rmed'there'in thel outer end 6 ofl each of'saidl compartments being, provided v with a central'hole or aperture 7 l Each of the `.compartnfients or chambers 5"'v is provided with a plurality/of longitdilf nallyfextending'rods 8 the inner endI of eachv rod being mounted or secured'in the lcentral partition 4, while the outer end is-mounted or secured in the end 6 of the'` bumper.

' A longitudinally slid'able plate 9 ismounted on the' rods 8, the rods passingthrough holes or' apertures 10 therein, and aj'spira'l 'spring 1l is mounted on` and surroundsthe rods" above referred to, one' end abutting against the longitudinally slidable plate 9i and the other end against the end 6 of the bumper.`

A chain l2', which maybe of any` desired design or make and covered or incased inv a sleeve of any -suitable material, not shown, is`

providedl the extreme inner endl?) of: which is securedy to thel longitudinally slidablevv plate Qand after extending along the compartment or chamber 5, centrallyrv of the rods and spiral spring, it/ passes? out through theI hole or aperture 7 in the outer end of the bumper and is `provided with a disk12hl adapted to be held over the hole 7 by means f i of the tension of spring 11 forming a cover or closure for the end of the bumper, a lug or hook 12b being provided at each end of the bumper on which the chain is hooked after it has been drawn out of the bumper f Y a sufficient distance to provide enough length of chain to embrace or be looped around the automobile wheel, and after being loopedaround the automobile Wheel the outer end 14 is locked by means of the padlock 16 to one of the links of the chain.

'Ihe hook 12b serves to hold vthe chain so that there Will not be any tension on that portion of the chain Which loops around the Wheel.

@InVv the modified form of my invention shown in Fig. 4, the rods are eliminated ,1

ing provided with aV partition, a plurality and a longitudinally slidable` sleeve or tube iv -is providedto vvhich the chain 12 Visse-V cured,`the sleeve serving to guide the spring. In the modified form of my invention shown in Fig. 5, the rods and sleeve are both eliminated and the springl secured directly to the partition 4,

' In use the-chain is pulled outward the desired distance and hooked over the lug 12b, which action causes the plate 9 to slide on the longitudinal rods 8 and compresses the spiralspring 11, and the outer portion of the` chain is looped around theautomobile Wheel and the end locked to one of the links of thechain by the padlock and as soon as .the padlock is unlocked and the chain released the spring expands longitudinally and pulls the chain inwardand the disk 12a is caused to v,cover the hole 7 the result being that the chain is held taut inthe bumper bythe tension of the spring.

, I do not Wishto be understood as limitingl myself tothe specific details of construction and arrangement as herein described and illustrated7 as it is manifestthat J variations andv modifications may be made in the features of construction and arrangement, in the adaption of the device to various conditions ot use, Without departing `from the spirit and scope ofmy invention and improvements. I therefore reserve the right to all such variations and modifications as properly fall Within the scope of nay-.invention and the terms of the following claims.

- What 1I claim iszl. In a locking device for vehicles, a casing, eXtensible and contractibleV means therein,y means adapted to engage a Wheel connected therewith, locking means for the same .and a closure for the said casingcarried by the YWheel engaging means;

g2. In a locking device for vehicles, a

bumper provided with a spring, a slidable plate. a chain Vconnected tovsaid slidable of rods having one end mounted in said partition and the other end mounted in the end of the casing, a spring surrounding said rods, a slidable plate mounted on said rods, a chain connected to said slidable plate 4and means for locking said chain.

5. In a locking device for vehicles, acasing provided With a spring, slidable means, iexible meansv connected to said slida-ble means and extending out of the casing and adapted to engage a Wheel'and Vmeans for locking the flexible means. i N

Y 6. In a locking device for vehicles a casing provided with a spring, slidable means, flexible means connected to. said slidable means, and extending out of the casing and adapted to engage a Wheel, a lug on the casing designed to be engaged by the flexible means and hold the same in its outward position and means for locking the lflexible means.

7. In a locking kdevice for vehicles, a bumper provided with means for engaging the Wheel of a' vehicle, a closurepfory said bumper connected to said AWheel engaging means, extensible and contractible means connected to the Wheel engaging means, and means for locking the Wheel engaging means to the Wheel. l Y

8. In an automobile lock, a hollow bumper-bar, a flexible member jhoused Withinthe bumper-bar. and adapted to be Witl1- drawn therefrom, means for limiting the i HARRY NroonnMi-is.

s withdrawing movement of the flexible mem- Y 

